Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

Guidebook on the Proper Use of Medicinal Plants
National Science and Technology Authority
Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila
Acknowledgement
The School Health and Nutrition Center wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the National Science and Technology Authority for their approval of the Center’s request to reproduce the “Guidebook on the Proper Use of Medicinal Plants” which will be distributed to […]

BURNS
Among the many accidents that occur in children, burns are the most frequent and frightening.

Among the common causes of burns are:
- Scalds from liquids which may be due to spillage from hot teas, coffee, soup or hot liquid on the stove.
- Burns from fire or heat which result from playing with matches which are irresistible […]

SPRAINS

Sprains, particularly of the wrists and ankles, rank among the most common injuries that affect man. A sudden movement or fall will stretch or over-stretch a ligament so that it tears. Fluid or blood then gets into a joint and the area swells. Frequently it is difficult to determine if a particular joint is just […]

ARTHRITIS
Arthritis is a disease involving the joints that often affects the elderly. To date no effective cure is at hand but the following suggestions may alleviate the pain.
- Avoid heavy work and exercise. Rest painful joints.
- Place warm compress on the affected joints.
- Use the suggested medicinal plants. If the patient does not improve with […]

ASTHMA
Asthma is characterized by periodic attacks of difficulty breathing. Each attack begins abruptly, occurring frequently at night, waking the patient from his sleep. He has to sit up and is totally preoccupied with his efforts to breathe. Very noticeable are the retractions that his chest wall and cat-cry-like sounds (wheezing) on breathing out.
Asthma often begins […]

COUGH
Cough is not an illness in itself but a symptom of a disease affecting the respiratory system of the body from the throat to the lungs.

Causes:
- Throat infections: laryngitis, pharyngitis
- Bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, pneumonia
- Cold, influenza
- Measles
- Diphtheria, pertussis
- TB
- Cigarette smoking
- Lung cancer or any tumor in the air passages
- Foreign bodies that lodge in […]

POISONING
Children are often victims of poisoning. The commercial product of today bring an ever-increasing supply of poisons to the home which through careless storage are gotten hold of by children. The same is true in the case of medications.
Some safety measures to prevent poisoning:
- Use drugs only for the purpose for which they were prescribed.
- […]